NO STOPPING IRELAND – CALIFORNIA SOLIDARITY
It was at a performance of Dylan Tighe’s Record – a dramatic/musical account of his own psychiatric experiences – at the Cork Midsummer Festival in 2012 that links were first established between MindFreedom Ireland and American Dr Karen McNulty, then lecturing in Occupational Therapy in the Cork School of Nursing, UCC. Karen’s innovative and creative […]
LOCKDOWN ELECTROSHOCK
A pseudo-scientific, outdated and brain-damaging procedure. Every May for the past 13 years, MindFreedom Ireland has held a public protest in Cork in opposition to the practice of electroshock, still carried out in psychiatric ‘hospitals’ in Ireland. We do so in solidarity with The Stop Shocking our Mothers and Grandmothers campaign organised by The Campaign […]
Psychiatric Tyranny
In honor of our friend who is attending a ‘mental health tribunal now! Leo, it has come to our attention that Derry Mescal, a fellow survivor of psychiatry, has spoken to you about a very important petition painstakingly organized by a fellow medic Dr Terry Lynch. The lines of communication with you in this age […]
THE ZYPREXA PAPERS
THE ZYPREXA PAPERS Since Jim Gottstein and I were both members of MindFreedom International and I had also joined Psychrights, I knew him even before I was delighted to meet him in person at an INTAR conference in Killarney, Ireland. I felt so much in common with him especially in the area of misinformation about […]
In Memory of Bonnie Burstow
Rest in Peace, Bonnie Burstowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvkE9VepU0w&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1cOJn-pJrkx57ZXH720RyzuC4MNXqrBNpkyx5-ddgwBXXZEUqSjRGgiqw This is a Nocture by Chopin in F-sharp minor that I learned from scratch again last year as it was wiped out from my memory by electroshock when I first memorized it!Many electroshock victims/survivors have had their lives ruined because of the way psychosocial problems are misunderstood and perceived as […]
MindFreedom Ireland Annual Report, 2019.
We sometimes like to see MindFreedom Ireland (MFI) as a candle, shining and flickering in the darkness and always a symbol of light and hope. The past year has been a trying one for us having had to face and overcome many obstacles, including the passing of some of our staunchest members. But the flame […]
MindFreedom Ireland Annual Report, 2019.
We sometimes like to see MindFreedom Ireland (MFI) as a candle, shining and flickering in the darkness and always a symbol of light and hope. The past year has been a trying one for us having had to face and overcome many obstacles, including the passing of some of our staunchest members. But the flame […]
A Tribute to Janet Foner
It was with a deep sense of loss that we in MindFreedom Ireland recently learned of the death of our sister MindFreedom activist Janet Foner. We first encountered Janet at the unforgettable and historic MindFreedom conference held at Wisdom House, Connecticut in July 2007. Over three memorable days, we witnessed her leadership qualities, her organizational […]
Public Protest Against Controversial Psychiatric Practice
MINDFREEDOM IRELAND PRESS RELEASE. A call for a total ban on the controversial psychiatric practice of electroshock will be made at a public protest in Cork next Saturday. The practice, which psychiatrists refer to as Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT), involves passing an electric current through the brain, sufficient to deliberately induce a grand-mal seizure. While […]
GREG WHITE – AN APPRECIATION.
It is with great sadness that we mark the death of our inspirational and supportive friend Greg White. From his early involvement with The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Irish Penal Reform, Greg, along with another inspirational figure Helena King and enlightened doctor Terry Lynch, was instrumental in inspiring Mary Maddock to establish MindFreedom […]